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Running just headers on my 1980 xs650
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Finksies
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PostPosted: July 12, 2008, 7:01 pm    Post subject: Running just headers on my 1980 xs650
Just wondering if any of u guys are doing the same, and if so what size jet I should be using. It idles fine, but if i blurp the throttle real quick it wants to die. Im assuming I just need to got up a jet or 2.
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newxs650
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PostPosted: July 12, 2008, 7:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Running just headers on my 1980 xs650
Finksies wrote:
Just wondering if any of u guys are doing the same, and if so what size jet I should be using. It idles fine, but if i blurp the throttle real quick it wants to die. Im assuming I just need to got up a jet or 2.

hey it might be your main jet, mine did the same if I use smaller main jet. I'm end up using 45 pilot jet and 140 main jet
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xsjohn
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PostPosted: July 12, 2008, 8:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Running just headers on my 1980 xs650
Years ago I tried that with the BS34's and ended up with washed rings........didn't do my bores any good either...........will be lean in the mids and too rich at heavy throttle.......wash........xsjohn
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tweedy64
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PostPosted: July 13, 2008, 2:55 am    Post subject: Re: Running just headers on my 1980 xs650
took my BSA mufflers off mine now running extended headers with baffles in, sounds nice n runs nice. cheers tweedy
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